And people wonder how the Laura Dickinson case got so messed up EMU Campus Police-wise

Eastern Michgan has settled a sex discrimination suit with former Sgt. Stacy Cain of the EMU Campus Police. But much like Arlo Guthrie singing 'Alice's Restaurant' that's not what we came here to talk about.

No, the allegations about slackers and gun wavers on the EMU police force were far more disturbing and it really tells us the culture there that led to EMU's Department of Public Safety make such a hash of the Laura Dickinson case under former Chief Cindy Hall.

What we learned in court:

*Cain, in 1986, was dismissed for leaving campus to provide mutual aid to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department and then taking her break at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, leaving the campus unprotected

*Cain contended that another officer who left campus was only suspended for three days

*An officer lied about being in court and missed a hearing

*Another officer who waved a gun in a bar while off-duty was reinstated and promoted

*Cain was terminated and later reinstated for alleged use of a university password to make personal and long-distance phone calls

Any questions?

YCD IS aware of the rape claim on EMU's campus

But it is SO vague there's not really much to tell. A 20 year old Ferndale woman claims she was raped by two men in a car in the Ann St parking lot. The woman said she got into a car with a man she had met once before and was raped by he and another man on September 19.

She did not report this until yesterday (10/11).

We'll let you know, but there you have it, not much to go on...

Follow up to previous story on man with a gun in Sellers Hall

YCD promised more information and here it is.

As a follow up to this fine bit of reporting, YCD would like to announce that Edward Deshawn Milan of Detroit is the genius who was waving an unloaded handgun, a Glock 9mm to be exact, in Sellers Hall at his former girlfriend's suitemates. The gun came back as STOLEN out of Clare County in Mid-Michigan. He also had a 40 ounce malt beverage on his person. Hmmm, guns and adult beverages, What could go wrong?

Milan is being held on a $15,000 bond at the Washtenaw County Jail. He has been charged with possession of a stolen firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, and trespassing.

EMU Campus Police STILL DO NOT 'GET IT'

Johnny tries, oh he TRIES not to use foul language here and keep this blog/website safe for those at work and for those who have kids who may see it up. He is SEETHING right now over the EMU Campus Police YET AGAIN. He sure FEELS like throwing off some colorful language.

Facts in this case: EMU Student KNOWN TO POLICE, ie they know WHO he is, from previous contact, knocks on acquaintences door in Putnam Hall 4am October 2nd. She opens the door, knowing him, he FORCES his way inside, takes his clothes off and forcibly touches woman who opened the door, she screams, he bolts. However, She DID NOT report this incident (and SHOULD have). She DOES file a report when the SAME person shows up again. From the A2 news:

She said he returned at about 10:30 p.m. Monday. When her roommate answered the door, she told police, he forced his way in again. She told police he initially refused to leave, but finally did.

Police are looking for him but REFUSE TO RELEASE HIS NAME OR DESCRIPTION. What HUH? Are you SERIOUS? EMU Campus Police say they will wait to talk with him until that info is released. Again, huh WHAT? Gee MAYBE he'll not rape or MURDER anyone in the meantime. It sure would be a shame if someone actually found the description HELPFUL in protecting themselves.

This is a DISGRACE of the HIGHEST ORDER. After all that has happened at EMU this past year to NOT give students the tools to protect themselves is simply ABHORRANT. One EMU female student, Senior Molly Nuzzo interviewed by the A2 news had this to say:


"Very, very, very concerned that they are not willing to disclose this man's name and description. We're concerned for our safety. They know who it is, and they are not willing to disclose it," she said.


OK, it's time for a COMPLETE turnover at EMU Campus Police. EVERYONE MUST GO. They need to start over. Again we see police wanting to do everything THEIR way and THEIR way only and doing NOTHING to proactively protect EMU Students whom without they'd be jobless. They KNOW there is a threat on campus. They REFUSE to tell students even the most basic information that could be used (and this is no longer hyperbole at EMU) to SAVE THEIR VERY LIVES.

If you know this guys name send it to YCD we WILL print it, we WILL proactively protect the campus if EMU Campus Police are no longer willing to do so.

1 Adam 12, 1 Adam 12, man with gun in Sellers Hall

That's right citizens, a man with a small caliber handgun was arrested late Wednesday night after pointing the gun at Sellers Hall residents.

The man in question, who has not had his name released pending charges (oh don't worry, he'll get FULL CREDIT at YCD when it becomes available) had already been told to leave campus and not to come back some 12 hours earlier. Around 11am yesterday the man in question (or the questionable man) who is NOT an EMU student was fighting with his girlfriend. EMU DPS read him the trespass act and told him to get stepping.

Last night around 10:30 he returned, with a gun (police said he had no ammuntion) to collect some of his stuff and as he was taking it he was confronted by residents which is when he decided to pull out his big manly gun.

Washtenaw County Jail yadda yadda yadda, arraginment yadda yadda yadda, charges yadda yadda yadda

More slime oozing out of EMU Campus police

Can it get ANY worse over there? We are all too well aware of the reasons Cindy Hall was let go in the wake of the Laura Dickinson debacle but now come the lawsuits exposing (supposedly) just how the EMU campus police works.

Former EMU Sergeant Stacy Cain is suing EMU for gender discrimination. Cain who has been fired twice before only to be reinstated made the following claims:

*She was treated differently from male officers
*She was disciplined more harshly than her actions merited
*She was fired for less serious infractions than men who were not terminated
*She was singled out for remedial training
*She was assigned to do personal errands for former public safety director Cindy Hall


YCD at this point would raze that place and start over. It's SUCH a mess. YCD is sure there are dutiful professional campus police on staff at EMU, they're just not the ones you read about.